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Understanding employees’ motivations behind risky actions
More 68% of employees knowingly put their organizations at risk, potentially leading to ransomware or malware infections, data breaches, or financial loss, according to …
Pikabot returns with new tricks up its sleeve
After a short hiatus, Pikabot is back, with significant updates to its capabilities and components and a new delivery campaign. About the Pikabot loader Pikabot is a loader …
Secure email gateways struggle to keep pace with sophisticated phishing campaigns
In 2023, malicious email threats bypassing secure email gateways (SEGs) increased by more than 100%, according to Cofense. In just two years, Cofense identified over 1.5 …
Clean links and sophisticated scams mark new era in email attacks
Analysis of 7 billion emails shows clean links are duping users, malicious EML attachments increased 10-fold in Q4, and social engineering attacks are at all-time highs, …
Corporate users getting tricked into downloading AnyDesk
Hackers are leveraging the AnyDesk remote desktop application in a phishing campaign targeting employees, Malwarebytes warns. The AnyDesk phishing campaign In a phishing …
Protecting against AI-enhanced email threats
Generative AI based on large language models (LLMs) has become a valuable tool for individuals and businesses, but also cybercriminals. Its ability to process large amounts of …
Top cybersecurity concerns for the upcoming elections
In this Help Net Security video, Adam Marrè, CISO at Arctic Wolf, explains how state and local governments must focus on cybersecurity as the 2024 election approaches in the …
Organizations need to switch gears in their approach to email security
Email security risks remain high with 94% of organizations experiencing incidents in the past 12 months, according to Egress. Inbound email incidents primarily took the form …
Out with the old and in with the improved: MFA needs a revamp
From AI to ZTA (zero-trust architecture), the technology responsible for protecting your company’s data has evolved immensely. Despite the advances, cybercriminals repeatedly …
The right strategy for effective cybersecurity awareness
Employees play a significant role in safeguarding organizational assets. With a constantly evolving threat landscape, cybersecurity awareness training is an essential …
Flipping the BEC funnel: Phishing in the age of GenAI
For years, phishing was just a numbers game: A malicious actor would slap together an extremely generic (and usually poorly-written) email and fire it out to thousands of …
The growing challenge of cyber risk in the age of synthetic media
As AI tools become more widespread, impersonation and deception have become easier. However, organizations are combating this issue with policies and technological solutions. …
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